Meat Lite: Black Bean and Cashew Chicken Chili

Name: Meat Lite: Black Bean and Cashew Chicken Chili
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 710 milliliters (2 15-ounce cans) black beans; 2 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, about 12 ounces total, seasoned with salt and pepper; 397 grams diced tomatoes, with juice; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 59 milliliters cilantro; 1 Tbsp cumin; 14 grams dark chocolate, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 dried guajillo chiles, seeded, toasted for a minute in a dry pan and roughly chopped; 1 jalapeño, coarsely chopped; 4 servings Lime wedges, for serving; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 473 milliliters diced onion; 158 milliliters raw cashews, divided; 1 teaspoons salt

The recipe Meat Lite: Black Bean and Cashew Chicken Chili could satisfy your American craving in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 773 calories, 44g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. The Super Bowl will be even more special with this recipe. It works well as an affordable main course. Head to the store and pick up garlic, chicken stock, lime wedges, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the raw cashews you could follow this main course with the Banana, Coconut, And Cashew-cream Tart as a dessert.

Instructions

Place the guajillo chiles, 1/3 cup of cashews, jalapeño, and chicken stock in the jar of a blender. Puree until completely smooth. Set aside.

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Guajillo Pepper

Chicken Stock

Cashews

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Blender

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat until just smoking, and add the chicken thighs, skin side down.

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Chicken Thighs

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Let them cook for 4 minutes without moving them, then flip, cooking another 4 minutes.

Remove from the pan and reserve.

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Frying Pan

Reduce heat to medium and add the onions, garlic, cumin and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions have softened, about 8 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Cumin

Salt

Add the chile-cashew puree and the black beans, and stir to combine.

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Black Beans

Cashews

Chili Pepper

Add the tomatoes, stir, and nestle the chicken thighs into the chili. Increase the heat to high, bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook, partially covered, for 45 minutes.

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Chicken Thighs

Tomato